Television: Sallying Forth

I remember every time I went to a new school when I was a little girl, I
tried so hard to impress the teacher that I became an "A"
student as soon as I possibly could. I learned awfully early that
somebody's first impression of you is usually the lasting one.

Sally Quinn, in a CBS News publicity release

Prim and tailored in a
plain striped blouse, she bit her lip nervously and read the news off
the TelePrompTer in an arid monotone. "Wouldn't you know the first
day I come on television I start out...